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Mac users are power users

More and more programmers, designers, and even IT people are starting to use Macs, because a Mac is the ultimate computer.  Here you have the ability to run Windows and Linux, and virtually any operating system you could want, along with OS X, and you have Unix built right in.(Via Apple Matters | Macs: Computers for Everyone.)

Notes from Secure Computing’s Web Gateway Security Workshop

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Web Gateway Security

Grant Murphy - Director, Web Gateway Security

Negative security model ( known bad ).  Must know about all possible attack vectors.  Not possible.

Reference: Metasploit, HD Moore, VoMM.

Positive security model.  Intent and reputation model.  Something is good because of its known intent and reputation. Real world example.  Credit score.  If I have a reputation for defaults or late payments then I will get a lower credit score than someone who pays bill on time or…

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Walk for the Cure

On October 28, I participated in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundations' Walk for the Cure. Over 2000 families took a 5-kilometre scenic walk around the Cook College campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Together we raised almost $200,000 toward research to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes.

There were quite a few families who entered the event as teams complete with T-shirt and banner designs. A few of the corporate sponsors also had team walking in the event. Corporate sponsors provided food (QuikChek) and numerous product samples (Splenda) product. There were music and prizes and other entertainment for the kids.

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Walk for the Cure | Sunday 28 October, 2007 | Sony DSC-W55
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Walk for the Cure | Sunday 28 October, 2007 | Sony DSC-W55